Real England
The Battle Against The Bland
Format:Paperback
Publisher:Granta Books
Published:1st Jun '09
Should be back in stock very soon
A rousing and inclusive call to arms for anyone who would identify themselves as 'English' to fight against the forces of globalization.
We see the signs around us every day: the chain cafés and mobile phone outlets that dominate our high streets; the disappearance of knobbly carrots from our supermarket shelves; and the headlines about yet another traditional industry going to the wall. For the first time, here is a book that makes the connection between these isolated, incremental local changes and the bigger picture of a nation whose identity is being eroded. As he travels around the country meeting farmers, fishermen and the inhabitants of Chinatown, Paul Kingsnorth reports on the kind of conversations that are taking place in country pubs and corner shops across the land - while reminding us that these quintessentially English institutions may soon cease to exist.
Magnificent: one of the most important books I have read in a long time. Revealing, stirring and brilliantly written, it should be read by everyone in England -- Zac Goldsmith, Director, THE ECOLOGIST
ISBN: 9781846270420
Dimensions: 198mm x 129mm x 20mm
Weight: 236g
320 pages